Khurrana told India Today: “You need a mass or a mainstream hero to do this subject to normalise it. This is the perfect time. I have always been a risk-taker. It’s a character I am playing. What’s the qualm or negative side in this?”

He added that he is hopes the film will help change the perception of homosexuality being “a taboo” and that for gay youths the process of coming out to parents will become easier, especially in smaller cities and towns.